Centrostephanus tenuispinus

Centrostephanus tenuispinus is a species of sea urchin of the family Diadematidae. Their armour is covered with spines. Centrostephanus tenuispinus was first scientifically described in 1914 by Hubert Lyman Clark.[1]

Centrostephanus tenuispinis

Centrostephanus tenuispinus
Western hollow-spined urchin ("Centrostephanus tenuispinus"), cartrut shell ("Dicathais orbita") and black lipped abalone ("Haliotis rubra") at Greenly Island, South Australia
Western hollow-spined urchin (Centrostephanus tenuispinus), cartrut shell (Dicathais orbita) and black lipped abalone (Haliotis rubra) at Greenly Island, South Australia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Diadematoida
Family: Diadematidae
Genus: Centrostephanus
Species:
C. tenuispinus
Binomial name
Centrostephanus tenuispinus
Clark, 1914

References

  1. Kroh, A. (2010). Centrostephanus tenuispinus (Clark, 1914). In: Kroh, A. & Mooi, R. (2010) World Echinoidea Database. at the World Register of Marine Species.


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